Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Friends!!! I pray you had a restful and healthy break! It's good to be back in action with you. 

Staff Meeting

On Tuesday from 11:30-12:15. In Emily's room, please. Erica and Kirsten, you'll receive this shpeel at the Pine Ridge staff meeting. 

Wacky Wednesdays Are Almost Upon Us! (these are for K-2....3 & 4th will follow Pine Ridge days)

Wacky Wednesday will be beginning next week! Below are the list of each day with its theme and the prize that your class can win if you have the most participation on that day!  ( A Poster will be brought to your class by Friday so you can have a reminder for the classroom) 
 
January 11- Camo/ Camper day 
              CLASS PRIZE: hand/ toe warmers
January 18- Pajama Day
              CLASS PRIZE: hot cocoa celebration
January 25- Neon/ Tie-Dye Day
              CLASS PRIZE: s’mores party
February 1- Mismatched Day
              CLASS PRIZE: pizza party
 
Here’s how it works…Encourage your class to dress up and take a tally in the morning. 
We need to know  #kids dressed up/ #total kids present on that day
send to Erica.engbers@gmail.com or text Erica at 616-550-4336
Parent board will tally it up and send out the winner by the afternoon so teachers can announce to their class!!

Please Copy and Paste In Your Blogs

Part of the joy of community is building relationships and enjoying adventures together! You are invited to meet new friends and enjoy community in our first annual Forest Family Night Hike! Bring your flashlights, headlamps and winter gear! The Outdoor Discovery Center will host us for lots of family fun in the dark! Mark your calendars and see you there!

Wacky Wednesdays

To brighten up our winter daze our parent board is sponsoring Wacky Wednesdays! Take a peek at the fun dress up happening in Forest School on these dates! There will be fun celebrations for class participation! 

January 11- Camo/ Camper day 
              CLASS PRIZE: hand/ toe warmers
January 18- Pajama Day
              CLASS PRIZE: hot cocoa celebration
January 25- Neon/ Tie-Dye Day
              CLASS PRIZE: s’mores party
February 1- Mismatched Day
              CLASS PRIZE: pizza party

Swim Lessons

Now that safety concerns we lived through during the pandemic are released, the Aquatic Center is able to provide swim lessons for us again this year! I recognize this program is a little uncomfortable for each child because it’s new and unfamiliar. Because our children are blessed to be raised in Michigan, surrounded by bodies of water, we believe this safety instruction is a blessing that we pray they will never need but feel responsible to equip them. If you find yourself pondering over the “why” of lessons, please take a listen to HC mom Jenny White on the why swim safety. HCAC Swim School welcome video that will help you understand a bit about the logistics. The Holland Aquatic Center will be providing us with swim lessons again this year. Our 1st -4th graders will head to the pool February 27-March 10. Our 3rd and 4th graders will join the Pine Ridge time slots.

• 2nd Grade – 9:15am-9:45am
• 1st Grade – 10:15am-10:45am